Match of the Millennials – Day 3 Recap
Day three of the Match of the Millennials saw the complete obliteration of the U.S. team. Out of the twelve games, the Americans were able to only score 1.5 points. As usual, the members of the World team were very well prepared and mentally strong, as they didn’t let their guard down even with a […]
Match of the Millennials – Day 2 Recap
After a hard fought twelve games, the World team extended its lead over the U.S. team by two points. For the first time, the U17 U.S. team lost even though they outrate their opponents by quite a bit. In the U14 section, the U.S. team managed to hold the World team to a tie after […]
2017 Match of the Millennials – Day 1 Recap
Day one of the Match of the Millennials is in the books and it looks like it is going to be a close match! In the under 17 section, after two rounds, the score is 4-4.In the under 14 section, after one round, the World team leads by a full point with 2.5-1.5. Overall, the […]
Match of the Millennials Announces U.S. and World Team Delegations
For immediate release Match of the Millennials Announces U.S. and World Team Delegations Americas best juniors face off against the best from around the world July 26-29 ST. LOUIS, July 24, 2017 – The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF), U.S. Chess Federation, World […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 9 Recap
Gorti won the Girls’ Section with one round to spare, but there was still a lot of action in the last round in both sections! U.S Girls’ Junior Championship Akshita Gorti already won the tournament, but she arrived hungry for some more chess! She played Apurva Virkud, and even though she was Black she took […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 8 Recap
We arrived at the most critical part of the tournament, so naturally there were high stakes and tension; mistakes could occur, but some flourish in these conditions and create brilliancies! U.S Girls’ Junior Championship Akshita Gorti went into the round with a one and a half point lead, but faced her tournament rival, Maggi Feng […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 7
by Denes Boros The seventh round started out slowly, but it provided many entertaining games, and also crucial ones! U.S. Junior Championship The big matchup of the day was between Checa and Troff. Checa prepared an Anti-Gruenfeld line, which was championed by Topalov, but Troff wasn’t surprised. He spent sometime remembering the variations, but he […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 6 Recap
by Denes Boros A dramatic round where rivals clashed in both sections! U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship The two big games of the Girls’ Section was between Annie Wang and Akshita Gorti, and Emily Nguyen and Maggie Feng. Gorti was only a half point ahead of the field, so her game against her rival Annie Wang […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 5 Recap
by Denes Boros Round 5 started off with multiple heavyweight battles: Michael Brown against Ruifeng Li, Akshat Chandra against Andrew Tang, and in the Girls’ Section the leading Emily Nguyen faced her tournament rival, Akshita Gorti. U.S. Junior Championship Both Michael Brown and Chandra played a Catalan type of structure, and surprisingly both of them […]
2017 U.S. Junior Championships – Round 4 Recap
by Denes Boros Looking at the pairings, I expected some deep home preparation from the players. I was surprised to see that the tournament spontaneously turned into a Carlsbad Theme Tournament instead! U.S. Junior Championship The first crucial matchup was between Ruifeng Li and Akshat Chandra but did not feature the Carlsbad structure. Surprisingly, it […]